INSPIRATIONS BLOG

The clay court season doesn't end on the Riviera. It moves north through Provence, past the Rhône, and into Paris, where the greatest clay court tournament on earth begins on 18 May. For the tennis lover who has spent the spring on the Côte d'Azur, the journey to Roland Garros is the natural final chapter.

The Riviera is not a season. It is a place, which is extraordinary on a Thursday in October just as it is on a Saturday in April. Luxuria builds bespoke luxury tennis weekends year-round, for clients who understand that the best time to be there is whenever they can go.

Spring on the Côte d'Azur does not arrive in a single moment. It unfolds in chapters with each one more extraordinary than the last, each one drawing a different kind of magnificence to the same stretch of coastline.

We are a luxury tennis travel company specialising in the Côte d'Azur. But that sentence doesn't really explain what it feels like to travel with us — so let us try again.

Six destinations. One extraordinary coastline. An entirely different way to experience luxury tennis on the Côte d'Azur.

We believe what defines a truly exceptional tennis week is not only the quality of play, but the precision of everything around it.

There are tennis tournaments you attend. And then there are tournaments you feel. For me, the Monte Carlo Masters is firmly the latter.

Imagine this: a morning training session on the clay at the Monte Carlo Country Club, followed by an afternoon on a yacht along the Villefranche bay.

What an incredible Winter Olympics season it has been in Milan and Cortina this year. For us at Luxuria Tennis, this included a different vision: combining the energy of Olympics in Milan with sunshine and tennis on the Riviera.

Long before tennis became a global spectacle, it found an elegant home along the sun-drenched shores of the South of France.

After a day of tennis, players can indulge in the local gastronomy, which features fresh produce, seafood, and fine wines. The charming villages and vibrant cities, such as Aix-en-Provence and Avignon, offer a plethora of experiences, from art galleries to historic sites.